Paper hat or cap



July 6, 1954 v. T. HOEFLlCH PAPER HAT OR CAP '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 3, 1950 y 1954 v. T. HOEFLICH 2,582,668

PAPER HAT OR CAP Filed Oct. 5, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 6, 1954 UNITED'STATES PATENT OFFICE PAPER HAT R CAP Victor T. Hoeflich, Forest Hills, N. Y. Application October 3, 1950, Serial No. 188,125

4 Claims.

This invention relates to paper novelties and to party goods, and more particularly to paper hats or caps.

The primary object of the present invention is to produce a novel paper hat which is attractive in appearance and yet which may be made inexpensively. When provided with a vizor or peak it may be made to simulate a jockey cap or a baseball cap. It may be sold at trifling cost to spectators at races or games, or it may be made with advertising matter thereon and distributed free by the advertiser at races or games. In either case it is used for eyeshade purposes, but is also attractive as a novelty.

In accordance with a further feature and object of my invention, the vizor portion of the cap may be omitted, and the crown portion may be used at parties or the like as a favor or novelty. The crown portion may be used in that way even with the vizor.

Another object of the invention is to minimize the cost of manufacture by substantially eliminating scrap or waste of the material employed. Inasmuch as this material is preferably laminated or coated on the outside with a colorful, lustrous, glossy or even metallic-looking finish, the saving by avoiding scrap or waste may become appreciable.

To accomplish the foregoing general objects, and other more specific objects which will hereinafter appear, my invention resides in the paper hat elements and their relation one to another as are hereinafter more particularly described in the following specification. The specification is accompanied by drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows how a web of material may be die cut to form mating pieces, with substantially no scrap or waste;

Fig. 2 shows one of the pieces separated preparatory to forminga hat;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing a first step in the manufacture of the hat;

Figs. 4 and 5 are explanatory of the next step: in the manufacture of a hat;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the crown with a vizor and insignia added thereto to simulate a baseball cap;

Fig. '7 is a section drawn to enlarged scale approximately in the plane of the line Tl of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a section takenapproximately in the plane of the line 8-8 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing how a web may be die cut into two pieces with flame cut serrations instead of triangular serrations;

Fig. 10 shows one of the blanks separated preparatory to forming a hat; and,

Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the flame out blank made into the crown of a hat to which a vizor may or may not be added, as desired.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Fig. 6, the cap there shown comprises a crown portion 12 and a peak or vizor l4. The crown is made with a narrow peripheral portion I6 bent into a ring, and a series of converging or pointed portions l8 which extend upwardly from the narrow peripheral portion 16. These pointed portions [8 are curved inward toward one another, and their pointed ends are secured together as, for example, by a circular disc of paper 20, to form a generally hemispherical crown. The vizor I4 is made of an arcuately shaped piece of paper having an upwardly bent flange 22 along its rear edge, the said edge being curved to conform to the crown. The flange 22 is preferably notched or serrated to facilitate bending the same upward despite the curve of the edge, and is secured to the crown.

Referring now to Fig. l of the drawing, a paper web 24 of desired Width for two blanks (or twice the width shown for four blanks, or three times that width for six blanks, etc.) is severed or die cut longitudinally by means of a serrated line 26. The serrations occupy most of the width of the blank, and thus form two die cut pieces having narrow bands 28 and 30 carrying relatively long serrations. The blanks fit together without scrap or waste therebetween. There is a small piece of scrap 29 at the end, but that is negligible.

When the die cut pieces are separated they have the outline shown in Fig. 2. This blank has one straight edge 32 and one deeply serrated edge 34, the serrations having a depth occupying most of the width of the blank, leaving only a narrow edge portion 36 corresponding to the peripheral portion [6 of Fig. 6. In the particular case here shown the upwardly converging or pointed portions 34 are symmetrical or isosceles triangles.

stiffness to be self-supporting when formed into 7 the desired hat shape. 7

The resulting band ,shown in Fig. 2 is bent into a ring and its overlapping ends shown at 38 in Fig. 3 are secured together as, for example,

3 by stapling indicated at 42. The provisionof the tab makes it possible to overlap the ends for cementing or stapling without changing the desired regularity and uniformity of the serrations around the hat.

The upwardly projecting pointed portions are then bent inward and secured at the top or center of the crown. A suitable die or hat block may be used for this purpose. To secure the pointed ends in position a circular paper disc may be employed, this preferably being cemented down over the points as is indicated at 20 in Figs. 5 and 6. An even more satisfactory arrangement, and that which is illustrated here, employs two such paper discs, one beneath and the other above the pointed ends. Thus in Fig. 4 the lower or inside disc is indicated at 44, the upper or outside disc not yet having been put in place. The manner in which the points are cemented between the two discs is evident in Fig. 7, the part I8 being secured between a lower disc 44 and an upper disc 20.

It is not necessary to apply cement to both discs. I have found that it is adequate and more convenient to apply cement to only one of the discs. The single cemented disc serves not only to anchor the points to the disc, but also to anchor the other disc imposition, and the reason for this will be understood by reference to Fig. 8 of the drawing, which is a section taken in the ornamental air spaces between the sections of the hat, as, for example, on the line 88 of Fig. 4. When the upper disc is placed over the points and over the lower disc and pressure is applied, the upper and lower discs come together in face-to-face relation between the points. and are thus cemented in place even though cement is used on only one of the two discs. They also come together at the center, as will be seen in Fig. '7.

It is not essential to use symmetrical triangles for the pointed portions of the crown. The triangles may be unsymmetrical, the important thing being that the two blanks fit together to avoid scrap or waste therebetween. Indeed, it is not even essential that the pointed portions be triangular in the sense of being bounded by straight lines. A hat of improved ornamental appearance may be formed by using so-called "flame out pieces, and such a modification of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 9, 10 and 11 of the drawing. Referring to Fig. 9 it will be seen that a web 79 is die cut into two pieces 50 and 51 by means of a deep serrated cut made up wholly of S-shaped or reversely curved lines 52 and 54.

Fig. 9 also illustrates how the blanks may be die cut transversely across a continuous web with only negligible scrap or waste, the side edges of the web Hi being indicated at 12. It will be understood that if the web is twice as wide, two blanks may be cut end-to-end transversely of the web. It will also be understood that blanks with the triangular serrations shown in Fig. 1 may be cut transversely of the web as shown in Fig. 9, and that blanks with the flame cut serrations shown in Fig. 9 may be cut longitudinally of a continuous web as shown in Fig. 1. In either case a section of the web provides two die cut pieces. The section may be said to be out into two pieces longitudinally of the section by means of a serrated line occupying most of the width of the section.

One of the flame cut blanks is shown separated from the other in Fig. 10, and it will be seen that as before the blank is defined by a straight line 56 along one edge, and a deeply serrated line 58 along the other edge, leaving a very narrow marginal portion 60 which later becomes the peripheral portion of-the hat. The blank is preferably provided with a projecting tab 62 at one end and not at the other. The resulting blank is bent into a ring with overlapping ends which are then secured together as, for example, by stapling, as is indicated at 64 in Fig. 11. The overlap is made such that there is no irregularity or non-uniformity in the spacing of the pointed portions around the periphery of the cap.

The points are then curved inward toward one another and are secured together to form a generally hemispherical crown. As before, the points may be joined by means of a paper disc (i=5, or more preferably, two such paper discs, one beneath and the other above the points of the crown.

A vizor 68 may be added or omitted, as desired, and is therefore shown in broken lines. In this respect Fig. 6 illustrates a peaked or vizored cap. and Fig. 11 illustrates a simple crown with no vizor, but it will be understood that the triangular serrations shown in Fig. 6 may be employed.

with a simple crown having no vizor as shown in Fig. 11, and that the flame cut serrations shown in Fig. 11 may be employed with a vizor as shown in Fig. 6.

It is believed that the construction of my improved paper hat or cap, as well as the method of making the same, and the many advantages thereof, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. It will also be apparent that while I have shown and described the invention in several preferred forms, changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention, as sought to be defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A paper cap comprising a narow peripheral portion in the form of a ring with overlapping ends secured together, and a series of converging or pointed portions formed integrally with and extending upwardly from said narrow peripheral portion, said pointed portions being curved inward toward one another, and means securing the pointed ends together forming a generally hemispherical crown. said means being two discs of paper cemented together with the points cemented therebetween, said discs being relatively large in diameter and the pointed ends being secured between said discs with substantial spacing between the points, whereby ventilating spaces are provided around the cap between the pointed portions thereof, with the said ventilating spaces each coming to a vertex at the bottom and being wider at the top adjacent the discs.

2. A paper cap comprising a narrow peripheral portion in the form of a ring with overlapping ends secured together, and a series of converging or pointed portions formed integrally with and extending upwardly from said narrow peripheral portion, the aforesaid pointed portions being defined by reverse curves on each side providing the pointed portions with a flame-shaped configuration, said pointed portions being curved inward toward one another, and means securing the pointed ends together forming a generally hemispherical crown, said means being two discs of paper cemented together with the points cemented therebetween, said discs being relatively large in diameter and the pointed ends being secured between said discs'with substantial spacing between the points, whereby reversely curved ventilating spaces are provided around the cap between the pointed portions thereof, with the said ventilating spaces each coming to a vertex at the bottom and being wider at the top adjacent the discs.

3. A paper cap formed from a paper blank, said cap having a narrow perpiheral portion in the form of a ring with overlapping ends secured together, and having a series of converging or pointed portions formed integrally with and extending upwardly from said narrow peripheral 'portion, said pointed portions occupying most of 15 the width of the blank, said pointed portions being curved inward toward one another, and means securing the pointed ends together forming a generally hemispherical crown, said means being two discs of paper cemented together with 20 stantial ventilating spaces are provided around 25 the cap between the pointed portions thereof, with the said ventilating spaces each coming to avertex at the botom and being wider at the top adjacent the discs.

4. A paper cap as defined in claim 1, in which the cap further comprises a visor formed of a piece of paper having a rear edge which is curved to conform to the bottom edge of said peripheral 5 portion and which has an upwardly bent ser- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 80,352 Imbach et al July 28, 1868 488,989 Davies Jan. 3, 1893 1,598,379 Kerr Aug. 31, 1926 1,614,231 Cosgrove Jan. 11, 1927 1,624,727 Goldberg Apr. 12, 1927 2,046,337 McChesne} July 7, 1936 2,057,915 Probst Oct. 20, 1936 2,521,017 Moen et al Sept. 5, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 17,570 Great Britain Oct. 3, 1892 847,337 France June 26, 1939 

